House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 15, 2016
- Committee actionApr 27, 2016
- Passed HouseMay 11, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 12, 2016 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4969.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4969, John Thomas Decker Act of 2016” on May 10, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 27, 2016”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 10, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51552
- CBO publication date
- May 10, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4969, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4969
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-558 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on May 11, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 11, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/558
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4969, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4969
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ae42db06487e39cb8e417cf8cd1e8d603b23ffd4d927f36785eca2dc09663a26
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MEEHAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 58, April 15, 2016, Page H1765):This bill is enacted pursuant to: Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 15, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4969, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4969
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ae42db06487e39cb8e417cf8cd1e8d603b23ffd4d927f36785eca2dc09663a26
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
14 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 14 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.
Steve Chabot (R-OH), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), David Joyce (R-OH), Ron Kind (D-WI), Sean Maloney (D-NY), Martha McSally (R-AZ), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Thomas Rooney (R-FL), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Marc Veasey (D-TX).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.